Giles Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester
Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester
Background and education
Fox-Strangways was the eldest child of
Career
For
Holland House
The family's London home, Holland House, was built in 1605 and burnt down during the Blitz. The building remained a burned-out ruin until 1952, when he sold the house and fifty-two acres to London County Council for £250,000. The land and its gardens became Holland Park, a substantial public green space in Kensington.[4] He wrote various works on the history of the house, including:
- Fox-Strangways, Giles (6th Earl of Ilchester), The House of the Hollands 1605–1820, London, 1937
- Fox-Strangways, Giles (6th Earl of Ilchester), Chronicles of Holland House, 1820–1900, London, 1937
- Fox-Strangways, Giles (6th Earl of Ilchester), Catalogue of pictures belonging to the Earl of Ilchester at Holland House, London, 1904
Marriage and children
Lord Ilchester married Lady Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart, only daughter of Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry. The society wedding took place at St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London, on 25 January 1902, and was conducted by the Archbishop of Armagh (Primate of All Ireland). It was attended by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, his daughter Princess Margaret of Connaught and Prince George, Duke of Cambridge.[5]
The couple had four children:
- Lady Mary Theresa Fox-Strangways (1903–1948), married Sir John Herbert.
- Edward Henry Charles James "Harry" Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester (1905–1964).
- The Honourable John Denzil Fox-Strangways (1908–1961)
- Lady (Mabel) Edith Fox-Strangways (1918-1995), married Ivor Grosvenor Guest, 2nd Viscount Wimborne.
The Countess of Ilchester died in January 1956, aged 79. Lord Ilchester survived her by three years and died in October 1959, aged 85. His elder son
Arms
The arms of the head of the Fox-Strangways family are blazoned "Quarterly of four: 1st & 4th: Sable, two lions passant paly of six argent and gules" (Strangways); "2nd & 3rd: Ermine, on a chevron azure three foxes' heads and necks erased or on a canton of the second a fleur-de-lys of the third" (Fox).[1]
References
- ^ a b (Montague-Smith 1968, p. 607)
- ^ a b c (Hesilrige 1921, p. 498)
- ^ "No. 27413". The London Gazette. 4 March 1902. p. 1542.
- ^ "The Holland estate: Since 1874 | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
- ^ "Marriage of Lord Stavordale and Lady Helen Stewart". The Times. No. 36675. London. 27 January 1902. p. 11. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
Work cited
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet Street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 498.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - Montague-Smith, Patrick Wykeham (1968). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames. p. 607.
Bernard Burke
External links
- Media related to Giles Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester at Wikimedia Commons